As in previous years, the team again this year supported the “Pike View Hike”, a national event held in the West Pennine Moors for teams of Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts aged 8-18. 2006 marks the 5th year that the event has been run.

Starting very early in the morning (05:50 to be exact!), 4 team members arrived at the Bibby’s Farm Scout campsite in Limbrick to undertake the “kit checks” of the 230 competitors who took part in the event, to ensure that they met the very stringent equipment requirements.

As the young people departed Bibby’s Farm for their days’ walk, the team members went on to provide a standby rescue cover for the event, which is also supported by the Manchester Scouts RAYNET.

Despite having the largest ever turnout of teams in the event – 53 to be precise, the event ran smoothly – although it has to be said that along with all the background support teams, the BMRT personnel were kept busy tracking down overdue teams, and having a good laugh at their attempts to put up Icelandic Patrol Tents in the horrible conditions on top of Great Hill!

All teams were back at the campsite, safe & well, as anticipated, by 20:00 that evening, and the team members returned home after a very long day.

Final numbers 103 members of the public, at least 5 dogs, team members and approximately 40 people on horseback climbed Rivington Pike. We needed 50 people to walk from bottom barn to the Pike to climb the same height as Everest. So we managed to climb Everest twice. pic.twitter.com/vx13wRpn8E

We smashed 64 members of the public and 4 dogs have so far climbed the Rivington Pike. We needed 50 people to walk from bottom barn to climb the same height as Everest. Let’s see if we can get 100 people and climb it twice. pic.twitter.com/1FzzCRVet5

Runners and walkers are the group at most risk of accidental drowning in the UK - 77 people died in 2016 because they fell in the water whilst out for a run or a walk #BeWaterAwarepic.twitter.com/AfUVuX1WGz